life rattle show no. 1268
Presented on THURSDAY, August 8, 2013
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life rattle show no. 1268 Presented on THURSDAY, August 8, 2013 |
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Hosted by Laurie Kallis featuring "Flower" |
tonight's Show Life Rattle Number 1268 features two stories by new Life Rattle Writer Courtney Olmsted. Courtney Olmsted, the third of four children—and the only girl—was born in Kadoorie, Hong Kong, in 1985. Courtney’s parents moved the family to Canada when she was nine years old. In Canada, Courtney refused to speak Cantonese in front of her new classmates. At twenty-two, when she returned to Hong Kong as part of a six-week backpacking adventure through Southeast Asia, Courtney soon wished she could remember the Cantonese language. When she returned to Canada, Courtney studied writing and communications and women and gender studies in university. Courtney Olmsted intends to pursue a master’s degree but first wants to spend more some time indulging in her passion—travelling. Courtney Olmsted’s writing is direct and straightforward. On the surface, the two stories we will hear tonight capture a small moment in time, but that first impression is quite deceptive. Upon reflection, you realize that Courtney has managed to show us a larger picture than you first thought. Through her use of carefully chosen details, we are left with a much broader understanding of the central characters. Tonight’s first story, "Flower," is set in a small school in Guatemala. Surrounded by a flock of four-year-olds excited by the prospect of once again hearing the Three Little Pigs, our narrator, a volunteer teacher, perhaps learns as much as she has taught. Tonight's second story, "Six Months," brings us back to Canada. This time our narrator and her brother are visiting their ninety-year-old grandmother. This story, full of wry humour and love and affection, is a good lesson for all of us on how to react to the lapses that accompany old age and how to respond to well-intended, but somewhat questionable, acts of kindness. Please note: tonight’s final story include language that some listeners may find offensive. Parental discretion is advised.
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